Security Automation with Lambda Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Automated Response

Security Automation with Lambda Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

    What is the primary benefit of using AWS Lambda for security incident response compared to manual remediation?

  2. 2

    When configuring an AWS Lambda function to automatically isolate an EC2 instance flagged by Amazon GuardDuty, which IAM permission is most critical for the function to possess?

  3. 3

    In an automated response architecture, what is the best practice for handling sensitive credentials (like API keys) used by a Lambda function?

  4. 4

    If a Lambda function is triggered by an Amazon EventBridge rule to remediate a security finding, what mechanism ensures the function successfully completes its task if it encounters a transient error?

  5. 5

    A Lambda function is triggered by a CloudWatch Event to revoke an IAM user's session policy upon detecting anomalous login behavior. If the function fails because of an 'AccessDenied' error despite having the correct IAM policy attached, what is the most likely cause?